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[quote=bradinjax][quote=spstack13]I guess what I meant was digtal ie a readout on the side of the mast something hooked to a ipad or phone nav apps used[/quote]

There has been a lot of discussion through the years of the usefulness of electronics on boats. Here is an article on the pro's and con's:

[url]https://www.sailingworld.com/getting-away-from-electronics[/url]

The short version is that electronics do not replace experience and ability and that reliance on electronic information can easily have a negative effect.

In an attempt to make myself a better sailor I have found it much more helpful to use one of the many telemetry tracking information apps such as [url]raceqs.com[/url] or [url]sailracer.net[/url] to do after-sail reconstruction and analysis. I am not distracted while sailing trying to see and react to real time info. I can concentrate on sail trim, steady helm, and all the rest of the things that create velocity made good.

Brad in Jax

100% agree MN3: I never sail my own boat or go on someone else's without my own personal handheld VHF radio in a drybag. I learned this lesson the hard way when we got struck by lightning (before cell phones) and lost the boat mounted VHF, all lighting, and the engine on a trip between FL and Bahamas. A quick and easy 60 mile night transit turned into a 2 day survival situation that would have been easily solved with a handheld VHF.[/quote]

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